La Coudraye. She had been three days from Havre de Grace.

This morning, at three, a fire broke out at a biscuit-baker's near Brown's Wharf, Eaft Smithfield; by which twenty-eight houses were confumed, and about twelve others much damaged: most of the inhabitants, poor working people, loft their all, and with difficulty faved their lives. Several were dangerously hurt by the fall ing of a party-wall.

A fervant-maid, in the parish of Hockford in Norfolk, having delivered herself of a baftard-child, murdered it in a fhocking manner, and afterwards concealed it between the bed and the mat. She is committed to Norwich-castle, in order for trial at the next affizes.

SATURDAY, April 11.

His majesty's pardon being brought this day to the New Goal in Southwark, for John Blundell, and John Johnson, both highwaymen (who had received sentence of death) on condition of their enlisting into his majefty's fervice; Johnson joyfully accepted the royal mercy; but Blundell refufed it, faying he would rather be hanged than be a foldier. And upon being afterwards reproved, and advised to receive so gracious an offer with thanks, he swore he would rather have his legs and arms cut off, and hanged afterwards than be a foldier.

Letters from Lisbon mention, that the king had by an edict confifcated all the eftates of the Jefuits, in his dominions, which are annexed to thofe of the crown.

MONDAY, April 13.

A couple who intended to be married, went to St. George's church, Hanover fquare, but the parfon staying a little longer than ufual, the woman afked the man what o'clock it was? to which he roughly anfwered, what is that to you? Oh! faid the, is it fo? what will it be by and by? and immediately left him....At the door fhe met the clergyman, and told him he need not give himself any further trouble, for the would not be married.

WEDNESDAY, April 15.

About five this afternoon died fuddenly in his chair the duke of Argyll, keeper of the great feal of Scotland, admiral of the Western Ines, chancellor of the unverfity of Aberdeen. &c. He is fucceeded in

titles and eftate by lieut. general John Campbell, now duke of Argyll.

This day the right hon, the marquis of Granby and col. Hotham, who came from Germany with his lordship, waited on his majesty at St. James's, and were moft graciously receiv'd.

THURIDAY, April 15.

By a letter from the East Indies there is advice, that the crew of the Denham Indiaman, after having burnt her, retired into Fort Marlborough, and defended the place with great bravery; but being overpowered by numbers were obliged to furrender; however they were fo fortunate as to have removed great part of her effects up into the country, and fome they have fent on board Dutch ships and fent to Batavia.

This day about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, as fome people were passing by the gully-hole at the end of Effex-street in the Strand, they heard the groans of a human creature in the common fewer ; and, on examination, found a young man there with his throat cut. He was foon taken out and carried to a furgeon; and, as the wind-pipe was not cut through, it is hoped he will recover. He is an ap prentice to a butcher in Clare-market, and was always thought to be a very sober lad; but of late is faid to have been religiously melancholy. He cut his throat at three in the morning, and then went into the fewer.

FRIDAY, April 17.

Admiralty Office. His majefty's fhip Tweed, commanded by capt. Pafton, on the 15th of March being off Cape Finisterre, took a French privateer of Bayonne, the Hardi, of 10 guns, and 125 men, and carried her into Lisbon. She had been out 18 days, and had not taken any thing.

Capt. Kennedy of his majesty's frigate Le Blonde, has carried into the Tagus a large French fhip, bound from Bourdeaux to St. Domingo, which he took the 27th of February off Cape Finisterre, after three hours engagement. The enemy mounted eighteen carriage guns, and had 75 men.

was felt alfo the fame day on the coafts of France, Holland, Scotland, and Ireland. This night, a woman was thrown into the canal in St. James's Park, and drowned. She ufed to fell nofegays about the Park. The coroner's inqueft brought in their verdict wilful murder, by perfons unknown.

MONDAY, April 20. Admiralty-Office. His majesty's fhip Terpsichore, commanded by Sir Thomas Adams, Bart. took on the 8th instant, off Sicily, a fmall lugfail privateer, called the Bienbroynon, and carried her into Plymouth.

TUESDAY, April 21.

Whitehall. Capt. Ellis of the Escorte, and Capt. Rook, aid de camp to major gen. Hodgson, arrived with letters from commodore Keppel and gen. Hodgson, to the right hon. Mr. fecretary Pitt, of the 12th and 13th instant, giving an account, that on the 8th inftant they had attempted to land part of the troops under gen. Hodgson's command in Lomaria bay; but that it had been thought proper to defift from that attack.

Gazette,

Admiralty-office. His majefty's fhip the Hero, commanded by capt. William Fortefcue, and the Venus, commanded by capt. Thomas Harrifon, on the 2d. inft. in lat. 43. 30. N. and long. 11. 4. W. took a French Eaft-India fhip, called the Bertin, pierced for 64 guns, mounting 28, and 353 men, 93 of them foldiers, belonging to the French Eaft-India company, from Port l'Orient, bound to the of France and Pondicherry, laden with ordnance, and naval ftores and merchandize, and 24000 dollars. She is brought into Plymouth.

The Venus has alfo brought into Plymouth the Lion privateer of Bayonne, of 16 carriage guns and 12 fwivels, and 85 men, which he took the 6th inft.

His majefty's fhip the Biddeford, commanded by capt. Wm. Howe, has brought into the Downs the Auguftine French cutter privateer, commanded by M. Bart, of 8 carriage and 6 fwivel guns, with 61 men belonging to Dunkirk.

WEDNESDAY, April 22.

A mail arrived this day from 'Lisbon, brings advice, that on the gift of last month they had there a violent fhock of an earthquake, which lafted five minutes, but providentially no lives were loft; a few old houses were hattered, and fome new

ones damaged; but no other mischief was known to have been done when the packet came away. During the shock the Tagus was in great agitation, by which feveral veffels were drove one against another, but happily received little damage. The inhabitants were greatly alarmed, and many of them ran into the fields for fafety.

This day the right rev. Thomas bishop of Salisbury, kiss'd his majesty's hand on being promoted to the fee of Winchester.

As did the right rev. Dr. Hay Drummond, bishop of Asaph, on being promoted to the fee of Salisbury.

Sir Edward Hawke was unanimously elected an elder brother of the Trinityhoufe, in the room of Sir Charles Molloy deceased.

SATURDAY, April 25.

We learn from Cologn, that two men are arrived there who fay they came from Damafcus. The Jefuits of that town have been with them, and talked to them in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Chaldeac. They answered them in all languages. They fay they are come by the order of heaven, to turn men to repentance. They give out that they are 700 years old, and that the world will infallibly be at an end in 1773. The Jefuits have obtained leave to carry them to Rome. Being put in irons, they were glad of that opportunity of proving the truth of their mission, by breaking them. They say, The war will be general in Conftantinople destroyed

1765 1766

The true God acknowledged by all nations 1767 A valiant man give his teftimony to it 1768 England overflowed

An earthquake all over the world
The fall of the fun, moon, and stars
The globe of the earth burnt
The univerfal judgment

1769 1770 1771 1772 1773

The French envoy at Cologne has received orders to examine them ftrictly. [We fhall probably hear farther of this pious fraud of the Jefuits, and what ends they propose to make it ferve,]

TUESDAY, April 28.

A letter received from on board the Lennox, off Fort St. David's, dated the 26th of May laft, runs thus...." The only news I have to tell you, is, that part of our fquadron have blocked up in Pondicherry road, a 36 gun Frigate, two Indiamen, and two country hips, which we fhall attempt burning in a few days, firefhips being

ready

ready for that purpose; and that col. Coote is making all poffible expedition to begin the fiege of Pondicherry, being in the poffeffion of all the country round, and our fleet, confifting of eleven fail of the line, in fight of the place, it must inevitably fall, unless their fleet, of which there is little danger, fhould relieve it."

AMERICA.

By advices from Philadelphia, dated Feb. 21. we have the following particulars: "General Amherst lately called on our affembly, now fitting, for a number of provincial troops, equal to what we have hitherto fupported, for the enfuing campaign, but partly induced by the danger of iffuing more paper currency than our trade can circulate, which would fink its value, and partly to fhew their refentment on fome of their bills being difallowed in the late reign, they have abfolutely refused to grant any thing.

It is not known what operations will be undertaken this year, but few men can be fpared from the regular troops; for though we have 24 battalions and 16 independent companies in North America, yet the ranks, thinned by hardships, length of time, and want of recruits, will do little more than garrifon the places neceffary to be guarded and protect Carolina.

Major Rogers lately paffed through this city on his return from Detroit, or Fort St. Jofeph, fituated on the navigable channel which unites the great lakes Huron and Erie; he had orders to proceed to Michilimakinak, at the entrance of the great lake Superior, and 360 miles further on, but the feverity of the cold would not fuffer him to penetrate farther than Detroit; he took poffeffion, however, of the most material pofts which the French beld on the lakes; at Detroit he found a town of near 300 houfes, and a fettled country round of 3000 fouls and upwards, of all which we had no notion. What think you of men of eftates, fome of whom keep coaches, &c. at a place 750 miles behind us. The lakes and rivers open the way to very remote Indian nations, and trade has enriched these people, who are eight or nine hundred miles from any fea, in the heart of North America.

We have a garrison now at Detroit, and a large veffel is building to transport neceffaries over Lake Errie, (220 miles long) to

fupply the inhabitants who are in want of cloathing, and other European goods, &c. Great quantities have been fent already from hence. As foon as peace, which they now enjoy, fhall give them means and time to put their farms in order, the place will be capable of fupporting an army with provisions. We are glad that Mr. Rogers is gone to Carolina, as he is fo very capable of conducting an Indian war: he has brought away the French garrifon of Detroit to this place.

Very lately the dwelling houfes of this city were reckoned and found to amount to 2964, befides 400 public buildings, ware- ́ houfes, &c. In the year 1749, there were 2076 houfes. We are informed, that the number of French inhabitants, by lifts returned to gen. Amberft, amounted to near 300,000 fouls, under M. Vaudreuil's government, including a few in Nova Scotia, fo that we reckon that there are now eighteen hundred thousand inhabitants, or not far short of that number, in the British North American empire, exclufive of the Indians. As a fpecimen, Maryland, which we thought contained no more than from fixty to feventy thoufand whites, by a lift taken by order of the governor in 1755, had 108,000 whites, 3600 molattoes, and 42600 blacks. In all, 154200." BIRTHS.

The lady of the count de Fuentes, the Spanish ambaffador, of a son.

Lady Caroline Adair of a daughter. Lady of Chamney Brabafon Ponsonby, Efq; of Ath-grove in Ireland, of a daughter. Lady of the bishop of St. Asaph of a fon. Lady of Charles Talbot, Efq; of a son. Lady of Sir Archer Croft, of a fon.

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The princess of Poland, confort of the electoral prince of Bavaria, of a princess. A farmer's wife at Glencairn of four boys. The farmer is about 70 years of age; his wife 44.

Countefs of Dalkeith, lady to the right hon. Charles Townshend, of a fon. Lady Aberdour of a fon.

Mrs. Whittit, wife of Mr. Whittit, watchmaker atCharing-crofs, of three boys. Lady of lord Pollington, of a son. Lady Betty Wemyfs, of a fon. Lady of lord Fr. Seymour, of a daughter. Lady of lord Cathcart of a fon. Lady of right hon. W. Pitt, Efq; of a fon. MARRIAGES.

Gilbert Townsend, Efq; of Stoke Damerell, to mifs Sarah Keeling.

Capt.

Capt. Wickham to mifs Lamplugh, of Cottingly-hall.

Richard Myddleton, Efq; of Chirk-castle, to mifs Rufhout.

Rev. Mr. Champnefs to mifs Baildon. Jof. Calverley, Efq; to mifs Adams. Major Ramfden to mifs Ingrace. Henry Drummond, Efq; to lady Elizabeth Compton, fifter to the earl of Northampton. Heron Powney, Efq; to mifs Severn. John Hughes, Efq; to mifs Payne. Capt. Clunil to mifs Elliot of Harlow. John Scott, Efq; to mifs Newham. Earl of Harborough to mifs Marg. Hill. Hon. Tho. Knollis, Efq; to miss Porter. Nicholas Fenwick, Efq; to mifs Lewis. Samuel Seawell, Efq; to mifs Chitty. Arthur Ormsby, Efq; to mifs Green. Sir John Newcomen, Bt. to mifs Bourke. Jof. Fortefcue, Efq; to mifs Fortefcue. Col. John Campbell to mifs Lewis. Capt, de Paffaw to mifs Childern, Capt. Brathwait to mifs Brown. William Drake, Efq; to mifs Webber. Rev. Mr. Duncombe to mifs Highmore. Earl of Sutherland to mifs Maxwell. Capt. John Eraf. Blacket to mifs Rhodam, Paul Mowbray, Efq; to mifs Byard. DEATHS.

James lord Forbes, firft baron of Scotland. Mifs Chriftian Grant, daughter to lord Prestongrange.

Dr. Benj. Hoadly, bishop of Winchester.
Countefs of Marr, relict of the late earl.
Dr. Schomberg, in Fenchurch-street.
Charles, lord Dormer.

The countefs of Gower, in child-bed.
Dr. Thomas Fletcher, bishop of Kildare.
General Kennedy, at Bath.

Capt. Cornwallis, 2d fon of Id.Cornwallis. A. Johnson, Esq; of theVictualling-office. Mrs. Jane Atkins at Grimpthorp, Yorkfhire, aged 100.

Sir T. Denny, Knt. of Derry, in Ireland.
PROMOTIONS.

The earl of Befsborough, and the hon. Rob. Hampden, the office of post-mafter general. Lord viscount Ligonier, commander in chief of his majefty's forces.--Lord viscount Ligonier, the office of master-general of the ordnance.--The marquels of Granby to be lieut. gen. of the ordnance.-Charles Frederick, Efq; mafter-furveyor of the ordnance. William Rawlinson Earle, Efq; clerk of the ordnance... Andrew Wilkinfon, Efq; keeper of ordnance-flores.... Charles Cocks, Efq; clerk of the deliveries of ordnance...William Skinner, Efq; chief engineer of all the garrifons, caftles, forts, blockhouses, and other fortifications whatfoever, in Great Britain..The earl of Waldegrave, warden of the Stannaries... The earl of Ilchefter, and James Creffet, Efq; comptroller of the accounts of his majefty's army. ..John Eyles, Efq; warden of the Fleet.... William Poyntz, Efq; inspector of the profecutions in the court of Exchequer, concerning uncuftomed and prohibited goods.. William Poole, Efq; receiver-general of the ftamp-duties...Charles Saunders, Efq; treafurer; and Ifaac Townsend, Efq; master of Greenwich-hofpital....Geo. Grenville, Esq; treasurer of the navy....Henry Fox, Efq; paymafter-general of the forces....Sir Fr Charlton, Bart. receiver-general of the postoffice...Earl of Thomond, treasurer of the houfhold...Mansfield Cardonnel, Alexander Legrand, Jofeph Tuder, and Robert Mont

Lord viscount Irwin, of Scotland.
Thomas Bafket, Efq; King's Printer.
Sir Edward Goodyere.

Dr. Holcombe, prebend of Canterbury.
Dr. Cobden, archdeacon of London.
The duke of Burgundy in France.
Hon. Patrick Boyle at Drumlanrig.
Sir Henry Bellenden, gentleman usher of
the Black Rod.

Mr. Shuckburg, bookfeller, Fleet-ftreet. Lady Abney, relict of Sir Tho. Abney. Wm. Oldys, Efq; Norroy King at Arms. Capt. Alex. Gray, brother to lord Gray. John Ofborne, Efq; provost of Edinburgh. Samuel Hilton, Efq; late high sheriff for Lancashire, by being thrown from his horfe into a brook.

ris, Efq; in the room of lord Deskfoord, to be commiffioners of the customs in Scotland... Thomas Durell, Esq; viscount of the ifland of Jersey.

Earl of Effingham, a lieut. col. of horse. ..Lord Malpas, col. of the 49th reg. of foot, now at Guadaloupe....Capt. Morrison, deputy quarter mafter-general to the army.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Mr.Tryon, rector of St. George, Bloomfbury... Mr. Gould, vicar of Denham, Suff. ...Dr. Squire, bishop of St. David's....Mr. Secker, prebend of Canterbury... The hon. and rev. Dr. Townshend, dean of Norwich, ...Mr. James Bowman, rector of Holt, Gloucestershire... Jofeph Bateman, vicar of Leigh, Gloucestershire, with the rectory of Bletfoe, Somersetshire.